§ 23-68-4. Safety standards established.
The director of the department of health shall, by regulation, establish minimum safety
standards for tanning facilities. The standards shall include, but not be limited
to:
(1) Establishment of a maximum safe time of exposure to radiation and a maximum safe temperature
at which tanning devices may be operated;
(2) A requirement that a timer device be incorporated into each tanning device;
(3) A requirement that a patron at a tanning facility wear protective eye glasses when
using tanning
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§ 23-68-4. Safety standards established.
The director of the department of health shall, by regulation, establish minimum safety
standards for tanning facilities. The standards shall include, but not be limited
to:
(1) Establishment of a maximum safe time of exposure to radiation and a maximum safe temperature
at which tanning devices may be operated;
(2) A requirement that a timer device be incorporated into each tanning device;
(3) A requirement that a patron at a tanning facility wear protective eye glasses when
using tanning equipment and that a patron be supervised as to the length of time the
patron uses tanning equipment at the facility;
(4) Requiring that the facility operator post easily legible, permanent warning signs
near the tanning equipment that state: "Danger — Ultra-violet radiation. Follow all
instructions. Avoid overexposure�; as well as a list, prepared by the director of
the department of health, of prescription and non-prescription drugs that may cause
photosensitivity in patients using a tanning center;
(5) Require that the facility have protective shielding for tanning equipment in the facility;
and
(6) A prohibition on the use of tanning facilities by a person younger than eighteen (18)
years of age.
(a) [Deleted by P.L. 2018, ch. 77, § 1 and P.L. 2018, ch. 88, § 1].
(b) [Deleted by P.L. 2018, ch. 77, § 1 and P.L. 2018, ch. 88, § 1].